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Battle Day Unit
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Job ref
193-7711740NCG-A
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 pro-rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/04/2026 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse (Battle Day Unit) - Part Time 18.75 hours p/w

NHS AfC: Band 5

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse (Battle Day Unit)

This is a part-time post for 18.75 hours per week.

Battle Day Unit is a nurse-led minor procedure and medical infusion unit for day-case only patients. Our aim is to reduce hospital admission, relieve pressure from the front door and reduce length of stay in hospital.

Patients are referred to the unit from a variety of specialist services. Patients will undergo relevant tests, treatments, infusions and procedures from a team of highly trained nurses.

The unit consists of chairs, beds, and side rooms in mixed sex bays. Side rooms are reserved for minor procedures. 

The post holder is responsible for undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidence-based nursing care to a diverse group of patients:

  • Deliver care without direct supervision. Is accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.
  • Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.
  • Accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others
  • Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

1.    Assesses the needs of patients/families and carers; plans, delivers and evaluates high standards of evidence-based nursing care. Demonstrates concise, accurate, timely record keeping, including both written and electronic records.  Displays excellent analytical ability and sound decision-making in changing clinical situations.

2.    Practices in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives and Trust policies, protocols and guidelines. Is accountable for their own practice and for the appropriate delegation of care he/she give to colleagues, nursing support workers and students.

3.    Recognises deterioration in the physical or mental condition of the patient and takes timely action, appropriately referring to others or working with other agencies as required.

4.    Recognises, responds to and appropriately manages emergencies.

5.    Develops competences and practices relevant clinical skills required to deliver care to the patient/client group e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, PICC line care.

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Current NMC registration
  • Evidence of recent continuous professional development
  • Work in an acute setting
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in speciality may be an advantage

Education

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or working towards it
  • Able to demonstrate academic interest
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrates sound clinical knowledge and up-to-date nursing practice with evidence of critical thinking and problem solving

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy will automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Deophister Mbeba
Job title
Unit Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183226980
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